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Our test subject, a 2012 Camaro SS and its modified LS3. Modifications included a Trick Flow Specialties heads, cam, and headers package, FAST LSX intake and fuel rails, and Airaid cold air intake system. On the chassis dyno it makes about 490 horsepower. (Image/Patrick Hill)
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Preserving Power: Using Thermal Barriers on Fuel Rails to Maximize Performance

by × on February 20, 2018 at 9:25 am × 0 comments

Think because your engine is fuel injected you don’t need to worry about heat causing you problems and stealing horsepower? Think again. Fuel injectors and the rails that hold them […]

The kit mounts to the Jeep’s frame rail behind the rear differential.
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Stabilizing a Jeep Wrangler Coil Spring/Control Arm Suspension to Avoid ‘Death Wobble’

by × on September 8, 2017 at 9:00 am × 0 comments

If you are a mall crawler—a Jeeper who never takes your Jeep to the rocks, wash-outs, and shale hills that make for exciting wheeling; you needn’t read further. Your Jeep’s […]

Three pairs of LED lights and one overhead light bar look good on the Jeep and light the highway and the trail or dunes with nearly 33,000 candlepower (not including the headlights).
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Installing Rigid Industries Auxiliary LED Lights on a Jeep Wrangler Off-Roader (with Photos)

by × on August 31, 2017 at 3:14 pm × 0 comments

As we get older, our eyes age right along with our other muscles. We can enhance our muscles with exercise and better tools, but other than wearing glasses, we can’t […]

Parts Bin: Sprintex Supercharger Kits Offer Dyno-Proven Power and Torque
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Parts Bin: Sprintex Supercharger Kits Offer Dyno-Proven Power and Torque

by × on June 1, 2017 at 4:49 pm × 0 comments

These fully integrated supercharger kits from Sprintex USA can squeeze as much as 54-percent more horsepower from your engine, depending on your particular application. Sprintex supercharger kits feature a twin-screw […]

Video: A 9-Step Installation Guide for DECKED Truck Bed Storage Systems
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Video: A 9-Step Installation Guide for DECKED Truck Bed Storage Systems

by × on May 23, 2017 at 12:35 pm × 1 comment

DECKED truck bed storage systems have become increasingly popular as a method of improving the utility of pickup trucks and vans. Equally useful for contractors storing tools and supplies as they […]

Now's a good time to fine-tune each threaded rod by hand, watching the carb's linkage arms for any signs of movement. Hold the splined lever arm steady and twist just the aluminum shaft very carefully. You want to take up any slack, but not move the arms when turning the aluminum shaft. You'll probably have to do this a bunch of times, switching between carburetors. Each time you’ll get a better feel for taking up all the slack. This step is necessary to make sure one carburetor doesn’t open sooner or later than the other.
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How to Set Up Dual Carburetor Linkage (with Images)

by × on May 18, 2017 at 2:11 pm × 1 comment

We’ve built and tuned so many supercharged engines over the years, we’ve lost count. And every time we build a Roots-blown engine, the thing we least look forward to is […]

Front rotor, pad, and caliper in place.
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Slow Your Roll: Upgrading Your Jeep Brake System for Better Stopping Power

by × on May 11, 2017 at 4:15 pm × 0 comments

You’ve increased your Jeep’s tire size for improved ground clearance, and then you lowered its gear ratio to take advantage of the taller tires. But now, with the taller tires […]

Squared Away: Bringing Modern Handling to a 1973-87 GM “Square Body” Truck with a RideTech StreetGrip Suspension
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Squared Away: Bringing Modern Handling to a 1973-87 GM “Square Body” Truck with a RideTech StreetGrip Suspension

by × on April 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm × 1 comment

In the classic truck world, it doesn’t get much more popular than GM’s 1967-72 C/K-series pickups. These second-generation “Action Line” trucks have gone up in value and are becoming increasingly […]

George laid out all the panels on the Jeep’s hood until he could figure out where each panel went.
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Panel Protection: Adding Brush Protection with Rugged Ridge Magnetic Body Protectors

by × on April 6, 2017 at 3:58 pm × 0 comments

When we get a new Jeep—at least “new” to us—or an actual brand-new off-the-showroom-floor Wrangler, we want to keep it as pristine for as long as we can. But how […]

Once everything is all buttoned up, here’s how the engine compartment will look. Much more lively than before, the kind of engine compartment that will strip the paint off your house and give any bystanders a permanent orange afro. And until you open the hood, no one will have any idea the Hulk-level punch you’re packing because of the nice and quiet turbo versus an instantly recognizable supercharger whine.
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Turbo Install: We Add 200+ HP to a 5th-Gen. Camaro SS with a Turbonetics Turbo

by × on February 3, 2017 at 10:00 am × 3 comments

The 5th Gen Camaro SS (2010-2015 model years) left the factory loaded with power—425 ponies for a manual trans car or 400 in a 6L80E equipped 5th Gen. But even […]

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